We checked in with the state Capitol tour desk, and took a look around the Capitol ourselves, to learn more about each piece of lore.Here are the highlights of the reader survey.

Blashfield was asked to add a Wisconsin symbol to the painting, so he added a badger. But Blashfield felt something needed to be removed, so he painted out a Civil War soldier.

The state Capitol is only three feet and half an inch shorter than the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. From 1988 to 2002, the capitol underwent a $145 million renovation and restoration project .

This year marks 100 years since the current Wisconsin Capitol was built. Since Wisconsin became a state in 1848, there have been a total of three State Capitols. A fire destroyed the second Wisconsin ...

MADISON - The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial outside the state Capitol was defaced with black spray paint during the city's No Kings protest on June 14.. Three suspects were detained, and an ...

MADISON (AP) - About 1,000 people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of color with a statue at its state Capitol. Workers lowered the shrouded statue of ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 1,000 people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of color with a statue at its state Capitol.

A ghost in a painting, secret tunnels and fossils in the stairs: Readers share favorite Wisconsin Capitol lore Hope Karnopp, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tue, May 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM UTC ...